Wild At Heart

Chapter 13

The next morning Mrs Farro called the whole school into the school hall to talk about the fire.

"someone here knows EXCATLY what happened last night, what we are clear on is that this fire was no accident. If you have the sence to own up no legal charges will be filed, if not you will be passed onto the local police. You have until the end of the day to come forward" she said and staired at us all and the swiftly turning and walking away. 

We all stood up when she left and we all moved out of the hall in an orderly fashion and back to our classes but i decided to go outside. I walked across the school grounds back to the tree i played guitar under when Josh would also come play with me. i took out a pen and ripped a page out of one of my books and started to write a letter.

Dear Josh,

i dont know how to begin to say im sorry. you are good, honest and true and well im the total oppisite, but im learning, so know im going to do the write thing and if that means i have to leave here, then i want you to know that i PROMISE you that i never wrote that email. For a moment yeah you were my ticket out of here, but then i got to know you, i have never felt this way before about anyone and i really need you to know that.

Hayley.

I got up from the ground and walked back into the school and made my way to Mrs Farro's office. I knocked on the door and waited for her to answer.

"come in" she said

"oh Hayley what can i do for you?" she asked

i didnt say a word and pulled my lighter from out of my pocket and placed it on her desk.

"it's what i used to start it" i said and Mrs Farro picked it up and looked at it

"it was an accident and i thought i put it out... but i guess not... clearly" i said looking at the ground

"oh Hayley, you realise what this means don't you?" she said looking a bit disappointed

i simply nodded my head 

"will i be expelled?" i asked

"the school honour court will decided. but i expect you'll understand that its just a formality at this point" she said

"the weird thing is...i really did try turn it around, i didn't want to disappoint you. im so sorry" i said

"im sorry too Hayley" she said understanding

"do you think you could give this to Josh for me?" asked putting an envelop on her desk, she didn't say a work and i turned around and started to walk out of her office as soon as i closed the door behind me Emily walked passed

"i told her it was me" i said to Emily who looked like she could give a crap

"im going to the honour court and then i will be leaving.... and this is for you" i said her handing her a rolled up piece of paper.

"well done you finally got what you wanted, you must be over joyed" Emily said bitterly

"i couldn't be more unhappy" i said and Emily shook her head

"oh please give it a rest" Emily said and walked off

i stayed standing in the hallway and looking up at an old photo that was on the wall and someone in the photo cought my eye.

The photo was of the 1976 school hockey team and the girl that was the captain of the team looked excatly like me but had blonde hair.

"mum?"i said to myself and then looked down below the photo at the names and welp i was right, it was my mother, i took the photo off the wall and sat down on a chair looking at her, tears started to run down my cheeks, i missed her so much.

"hey i have been looking for you" Josh said appearing out of know were behind me

"hi" i said noticing he had my letter in his hands

"so you backed out of our deal" he said

"what deal?" i asked 

"our date?" he said

"yeah" i said nodding my head

"you touched my heart" i said starting to cry again and Josh sat down next to me putting his arms around me and wiping away my tears that were on my cheeks.

"look" i said showing him the photo

"she looks so much like you" he said

"yeah, she was my mum" i said

"she went to this school and i didn't even know" i said

"welp i guess its time to face the music" i said